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What radioactive material was released at Three Mile Island?
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Krypton-85 (85Kr36) was released at Three Mile Island.
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How much radioactive material was leaked during the Three Mile Island accident?
It is estimated that the amount of radioactive gases released from the Three Mile Island Unit II incident in 1979 was less than 481 PBq (13 million curies) and that the amount of Iodine-131 released was less than 740 GBq (20 curies).
Why wsd three mile island important?
Three mile island was the site of the worst nuclear 'accident' in america's history. The reactor went into meltdown - releasing radioactive material into the atmosphere.
What happened in Three Mile Island in the 1970s?
Three Mile Island related to an incident which occurred in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on March 28th, 1979. On this Wednesday morning, around the time of 4am, there was a partial nuclear meltdown which released radioactive gases and radioactive iodine into the environment.
Can a three mile island accident contaminate a nearby forest?
Any nuclear accident such as 3 Mile Island can contaminate nearby forests. Radioactive strontium is released during nuclear decay, which can be taken up by plants, since it mimics calcium. This can later be ingested by people, making them sick.
What happened to the nuclear reactor to cause the Three Mile island disaster?
After the crisis was over this reactor was inspected and found to have undergone a very significant but partial meltdown. It was considered to be unrepairable and has sat idle since then, some cleanup was done and the material removed was disposed of as appropriate for radioactive hazardous material. The other undamaged reactors on the site continue to operate.
After three half lives have passed how much of the original radioactive material will remaim?
1/8th gram will be left. That's your answer.
Name the three radioactive particles?
AlphaGammaBeta
What are the release dates for Camera Three - 1955 Johns Island 9-24?
Camera Three - 1955 Johns Island 9-24 was released on: USA: 14 March 1965
What are the release dates for Gilligan's Island - 1964 Three to Get Ready 1-29?
Gilligan's Island - 1964 Three to Get Ready 1-29 was released on: USA: 17 April 1965
What are the release dates for Vacation Playhouse - 1963 Three on an Island 3-10?
Vacation Playhouse - 1963 Three on an Island 3-10 was released on: USA: 27 August 1965
What element is the most radioactive lithium sodium or potassium?
All the three elements are generally non-radioactive.
What would happen if a nuclear power plant is bombed?
It's essentially impossible to answer the question, as the answer depends on the size, nature, and specific location of the explosion.It's probably important to clear up a misconception here. Nuclear power plants do not explode like nuclear bombs. They simply cannot do so. There can be explosions at a nuclear plant, but these are chemical explosions like you could potentially get at any factory.The problem with an explosion at a nuclear plant is that, even though it's caused by a chemical reaction and not a nuclear one, it tends to spread radioactive material around.The worst case scenario is that radioactive material would be released into the area around the reactor... again, how large an area depends on how big the explosion is, and how bad this would be depends on part in what precise radioactives were released. For example, while the Three Mile Island accident released a considerable amount of radioactive material, several scientific studies have concluded that there were no measurable adverse health effects and that the average person within a ten-mile radius of the plant got about the equivalent radiation dose of one extra chest x-ray that year. Certain elements are more dangerous than others because of their role in the body's biochemistry... radioactive iodine and strontium, for example, are dangerous because the body concentrates them (in the case of iodine) or incorporates them into bone structure (in the case of strontium).
